Baseball's Greatest Games: 1986 World Series 6

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All Rise...

Judge David Johnson totally could have fielded that little roller.

The Charge

"A little roller up along first…"

The Case

Oh, the cruelty. Despite the 2004 and 2007 titles, Red Sox Nation no doubt
would love to sandblast this infamous episode from their collective
subconscious. In case you're unaware of the true breadth of the miracle on
Baseball's Greatest Games: 1986 World Series 6:

It's Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. The bottom of the 10th inning. The
Boston Red Sox have a two-run lead on the reeling New York Mets, who are down to
the last out of their season. If the Sox can just get this one out they'll be
celebrating their fist championship since 1918. Disaster strikes, the score is
tied and then the legendary play that perfectly sums up the cosmic ineptitude of
the Red Sox: Bill Buckner's nerfed play at first base. It would take nearly two
more decades of assorted apathy and misery before this brutal soul pain would be
dulled by the success of the 2004 club.

A&E has this entire game for your viewing pleasure so you can relive the
delirious glory of that improbable comeback (if you're a Mets fan) or subject
yourself to a digital flashback to unspeakable heartache (if you're a Sox fan).
Watching the tenth inning is actually sort of fascinating, especially if your
allegiance runs with the Red Sox. You know what's coming, the pain and despair
that awaits but they only had to get one out and maybe it will be different
this time!

Nope. Buckner still lets the ball roll through the wickets and forever
engraves his name on the Chalice of Shame in the Pantheon of Boston Goats.

While it's interesting to have this game exhumed from the vault, I'm not
entirely sure who's going to scoop this up. Certainly not Red Sox fans and I
don't think neutral baseball connoisseurs will be eager to pony up the cash to
purchase the DVD and sit through nine largely uneventful innings. Really, the
craziness doesn't kick in until the very end; wouldn't most people just
fast-forward to that part? As it stands, Game 6 is an interesting relic
for collectors and not much else.

Bargain-basement DVD: full frame, 2.0 stereo, nothing else.

The Verdict

If you have a "B" on your cap, then Guilty. If it's an
"N" and an "Y," Not Guilty.

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